Scott Sunde

Starbucks said Tuesday that it is offering a delivery subscription of its “super-premium, small-lot coffees.” The beans are brewed at its Seattle Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room, which opened in December, Starbucks says the service will allow customers to get coffee three to five days after being roasted. It apparently all part of the company’s […]
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Seattle will have to look harder for soul food after Jan. 25. That’s when the Kingfish Cafe will close. The Capitol Hill institution at 19th and Mercer opened in April 1997. But its owners have announced on both the restaurant’s website and on Facebook that your days to get a fried chicken or gumbo fix […]
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Starbucks newest entry seems a little strange: No European-sounding name, no gobs of syrup and chocolate. Heck, there’s not even whipped cream or sprinkles. Yes, it’s pretty much a cup of coffee. It’s not called that. It’s the Flat White, which admittedly sounds like a color you choose for the spare bedroom. The company explains: […]
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Night owls will just have to stay hungry. The Hurricane Cafe, the 24-hour restaurant that succeeded the Dog House, had its last day Thursday, KIRO/7 reports. The restaurant’s demise was announced earlier this year. It opened at 2230 Seventh Ave. in 1994 soon after the Dog House closed. The restaurant and property nearby will […]
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Portland is not everyone’s cup of tea or even cup of organic microbrew. A case in point is Anthony Watson, who was chief information officer at Nike and considered a rising star in the business world. Now he has taken his star elsewhere. He resigned last week after 10 months with the company. It was […]
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The Santa Fe Cafe is closing after 30 years in business. Owner Drew Bloom announced on Facebook earlier this month that the restaurant, at 5910 Phinney Ave. N., that the restaurant would close Jan. 1 “due to mitigating circumstances.” “This was obviously a tough decision and one that was not taken lightly,” he wrote. Seattle […]
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Break out the tats, baristas. Starbucks has decided that tattoos are OK after all for it store employees. So are, gasp, untucked shirts and nose studs. Even gauges, those large earrings, will be OK. This all came as Starbucks announced a pay raise for “partners,” though it didn’t specify an amount. The pay raises begin […]
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A man who says his name is Edward Smith and that he lives in Yelm, Wash., told a British morning TV program on Tuesday that he has had sex with more than 700 cars. That’s correct: Not in but with. Monty Python couldn’t make this up. Reports ITV’s “This Morning:” Since he was 14 years […]
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We hope Jack McGuire likes halibut. The Orange County, Calif., fishermen recently pulled a 482-pound halibut into a boat in Glacier Bay, Alaska. The fish was 95 inches long and large enough to produce 225 pounds of fillets, according to ABC News. A record? No, the fish was brought into the boat by harpoon, so […]
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Ballard has lost a landmark. Louie’s Cuisine of China has announced on its website that Sunday was its last night. It is with a heavy heart that I must share with you the news that Louie’s will soon bid an affectionate but reluctant farewell to the many wonderful and loyal customers who have come through […]
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